2012.04.11

Agenda: 1. Shakespeare We are starting early next week and will begin an introduction with one of the following books: Sam Stars at Shakespeare's Globe, William Shakespeare and the Globe, Bard of Avon Gina shared a website: instagrok.com which is a search engine on WS for children. We will teach the vocabulary as well as words and expressions from Shakespeare. Posters will be created. 2. 4th grade visit to 5th grade Times 8:30-10:30 (or 10:40 whatever works for you) 1-3:00 Dates: 5/22, 5/24, 5/25 Decided:May 25 Bair/Bongiorno in the AM Konik/Sovol in the PM

3. ONE assembly on April 25 -- BRAINSTORMED IDEAS: At our last team meeting we talked about some plans for our presentation of ONE at our April 25th assembly. Are we clear that it is your suggestion that we eliminate SK and 1st grade and invite fifth grade, and possibly, sixth? If that is accurate, please get back to us. Would you be able to contact Carolyn to give her the rationale and, I guess, seek permission? Here are some of the ideas we brainstormed: We are waiting to hear about t shirts, but have a back up plan which would be for all fourth graders, Paul, and the teacher's to wear plain colored T-shirts. We will attach a sheet on the back of each that says, IT JUST TAKES ONE! On Friday morning all fourth graders will gather to watch the video and brainstorm ideas for the assembly. // ** 4. Senior send-off ** // //Here are the details for individual class presentations on May 18:// //__Important__**: please send your presentation idea to me by Monday, May 7. I will coordinate to be sure that no one is doing the same thing.**// //**Senior Send-Off 2012**// //**10:30 - 11:00ish**// //**US gym**// //__Program:__// // Each grade level has 30-60 seconds. // //**Music playing over speakers (**__Pam & Amy__**) as classes come into the gym**// //**Introduction:** __Laura__// //**MS Chorus students sing (**__Miriam__**) “Good Life”**// //**Grades 1-11 present (1 minute each) –** __each class__ **rep hands mike to next class rep**// //**Each starts with “Congratulations, Seniors” and ends with “XX grade wishes you well.”**// //**End:** __Laura__ **congratulates the seniors, thanks them, etc., and asks everyone to stand and sing the Alma Mater and starts the Alma Mater**// //**Dismissal (**__Laura__**)– seniors leave as everyone gives them a standing ovation**// //**Music playing over speakers (**__Pam & Amy__**) as classes are dismissed (**__Laura)__**– order: US, MS, LS**// __Duties:__** //Edie: floor plan for seating// //Rosie: microphone// //Rosie: invitation to senior parents to attend// //Carolyn: balloons to mark senior section of bleachers// //Pam: program// //Pam & Amy: music// //Miriam: MS chorus song// //Grade level coordinators/chairs: organize each grade level’s “message” to the seniors and let Pam know what it is by May 7 (Monday)// //Rosie, Pam, Carolyn, Dawn – give assembly details to divisions & adminall// 5. Second day lunch Ren contacted Milio's in Platteville and they will work with us. Kelley will prepare a spread sheet for our orders. 6. Chaperones All chaperones have been notified. Decline letters sent home on Thursday or Friday. 7. Student/chaperone folders and packets for trip We need materials and packets. Ren will meet with Kathy and Carolyn on Monday, April 16 to see if there is any money available to meet our needs (or other ideas). 8. Junior Achievement Status. Bair/BOngiorno have completed the six sessions. Konik/Sovol starting today, april 11/ time taken out of math block 9. Compile a list of materials we need between now and the end of the year. Ren will make an appointment with Carolyn to get permission to secure these items.
 * Fourth graders make up some scenarios (for each class attending) to discuss
 * Fourth graders make booksmarks for each student with positive words, mantra, insprational words
 * Skit
 * Poems
 * Song
 * Various colors of T-shirts for all fourth grade teachers and students to wear on April 25 inscribed with: ** IT JUST TAKES ONE! **
 * //Each grade level will do something to wish the Class of 2012 well. Here are some examples: a poem, a song, advice for the future, thoughts on graduating, quotes, signs, etc.//
 * //Each grade level can have one person or several speak, or the whole class, depending on what you’ve chosen// to do.
 * Each //presentation should begin with “Congratulations, Seniors!”//
 * //Each presentation should end with “(5th) grade wishes you well!”//
 * //We will have a passing microphone, so your grade’s rep(s) should hand it off to the next class//
 * //We will have a seating chart sent out before the send-off, but basically the Seniors are in the middle of the bleachers, the other US students are in the bleachers, and the LS and MS students will be sitting on the floor facing the bleachers.//